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Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo
The painting ''Mona Lisa'' was named after Lisa del Giocondo, a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, and who was also the wife of a wealthy silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo.
It is a portrait of Elisabetta Gherardini, wife of the Florentine merchant, Giocondo.
The Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo commissioned Leonardo to make this portrait of his wife, Lisa Gherardini.
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the Mona Lisa (begun 1503, completed 1506) is believed to be the port trait of a florentine citizen's young third wife Lisa gherardini Giocondo.
she was the wife of a silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo, and her actual name was not mona lisa but Lisa Gherardini. mona lisa means my lady in english
It was a commission. He painted it because he got paid to do so.
She was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The painting was commissioned to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea.
Lisa del Giocondo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliza del dʒoˈkondo]; née Gherardini [ɡerarˈdini]; 15 June 1479 - 15 July 1542 or ca. 1551), also known as Lisa Gherardini, Lisa di Antonio Maria (or Antonmaria) Gherardini and Mona Lisa, was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy. Her name was given to Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinciduring the Italian Renaissance.
Lisa di Antonio Maria Gherardini 'The Mona Lisa' is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. No one is certain who sat for the portrait, it may be a combination of people, not an actual person. Additional answer: The fact is that Leonardo painted a portrait of Monna Lisa Gherardini in Florence. What is sometimes being discussed whether this is that very portrait.